Aug 24 (Reuters) – Wall Street ended higher on Wednesday, lifted by gains in energy stocks and Intuit while investors awaited the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole conference this week.
Boosting the tech-heavy Nasdaq, Intuit Inc (INTU.O)rallied almost 4% after the accounting software maker forecast upbeat fiscal 2023 revenue.
After the bell, Salesforce Inc (CRM.N) dipped 5.5% following its quarterly report. During the trading session, the business software seller had gained 2.3%.
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All 11 S&P 500 sector indexes rose, led by energy (.SPNY), up 1.2%, followed by a 0.71% gain in real estate (.SPLRCR).
The S&P 500 lost ground in the previous three sessions after a summer rally was halted by growing concerns of an aggressive stance by the Fed, an energy crisis in Europe and signs of economic slowdown in China.
Investor are now focused be on the Jackson Hole symposium that begins on Thursday, with remarks from Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Friday potentially providing clues about the pace of future rate hikes and whether the central bank can achieve a “soft landing” for the economy.
“The market is biding its time to get more information on the most important things, which are inflation and the Fed’s rate path,” said Tom Martin, senior portfolio manager at GLOBALT Investments in Atlanta.
Traders are divided between expecting a 50-basis point hike and a 75-basis point hike by the U.S. central bank. FEDWATCH
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The S&P 500 climbed 0.29% to end the session at 4,140.77 points.
The Nasdaq gained 0.41% to 12,431.53 points, while Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.18% to 32,969.23 points.
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Advancing issues outnumbered falling ones within the S&P 500 (.AD.SPX) by a 2.5-to-one ratio.
The S&P 500 posted two new highs and 30 new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 42 new highs and 104 new lows.
Volume on U.S. exchanges was relatively light, with 8.9 billion shares traded, compared to an average of 10.9 billion shares over the previous 20 sessions.
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Reporting by Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Devik Jain and Sruthi Shankar in Bengaluru and by Noel Randewich in Oakland, Calif.; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Marguerita Choy
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